A review of personality research in sport

PiepioraPaweł. A review of personality research in sport. Pedagogy and Psychology of Sport. 2020;6(4):64-83. elSSN 2450-6605. DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.12775/PPS.2020.06.04.007 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/PPS/article/view/PPS.2020.06.04.007 https://zenodo.org/record/4290845 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 03.11.2020. Revised: 16.11.2020. Accepted: 25.11.2020. A review of personality research in sport Paweł Piepiora(https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6525-3936) Affiliation:University School of Physical Education in Wrocław Contact:Paweł Piepiora, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Sports Didactics, I. J. Paderewskiego 35 street, P-2 room 246, 51-612 Wrocław, Poland, phone: +48605 39 54 32, e-mail: pawel.piepiora@awf.wroc.pl Abstract Background and aim.The significant role of personality in sport is often emphasized. The purpose of this article is to review the research in sport psychology that has contributed to the understanding of relationships and potential avenues for research into personality traits in sport. Matherial and method.The collected material consisted only of the works of sports psychologists available in Poland. The method of source materials analysis was used. Analysis with deductive reasoning and synthesis with inductive reasoning were used. Results.The results of research on: the relationship between personality and sports discipline, the role of personality in combat, individual and team sports, the influence of personality on sports performance and motor skills, accidental studies of personality in sports and health psychology, developmental psychology, dietetics, and gender are presented. Conclusions.Physical and sports activity affects the personality of people who train. Personality traits relate to long-term sport success, interpersonal relationships, and mental states of athletes before, during and after competition. In addition, they refer to the use of leisure time, strength and mobility in old age, and unhealthy, addictive physical behavior. Key words:sport psychology, personality, sport, research